Alaska
3 votes
Bush - 25 points
The last time this state voted Democratic....
...  the 'Gulf of Tonkin' resolution passed Congress.
Race
- Overwhelmingly white
- Small 'other' population
The 8% of Alaska answering "other" on race voted slightly for
Kerry but the huge white population voted overwhelmingly Bush.
Age
All groups - Bush
No significant differences among groups. They all liked Bush.
Economics
Poor - Kerry
Everybody else - Bush
The poorest Alaskans were split almost even. But the working,
middle and upper classes did not share their ambivalence and  
voted Bush by almost 2 to 1. Little significant differences among
these groups.
Politics
- Highly partisan
- Very Strong Republican tilt
- Poor Democratic loyalty
- Very good Republican loyalty
- Independents tilt Republican
Party identification is definitely above average here with more
than four of every five Alaskans identifying with a party. For most
that party is the Republicans who outnumber Democrats by
more than 2 to 1. Even among those few Democrats only 84%
voted for Kerry - a terrible defection rate. By contrast 94% of
Republicans supported there man. To pour salt in the wound,
these badly outnumbered wishy-washy Democrats also saw
Bush win a majority of the independent vote. He didn't need it.
Ideology
- Strong conservative tilt
Conservatives outnumber liberals by 20 points. For the record,
moderates are the largest group but Bush won them, too.
Religion
- Majority Protestant
- Significant Catholic population
Protestants voted against Kerry by a 3-to-1 margin. The smaller
Catholic minority didn't like him much better voting 2-to-1 for
Bush. Kerry's only real support came from the 30% of Alaskans
who practice other or no religion. Even there he didn't win by
much.
Demographics
- Majority rural
- Large suburban population
There is no such thing as an urban area in Alaska. Meanwhile
the suburban and rural vote showed little difference between
them.
Other factors
Three of every five voters approved of the war.


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